This week’s verse shows an attack on the eternal word of God in the
modern versions by omitting the words “For ever.” Apparently these Gnostics
do not believe that the word of God is eternal and have removed the words in
the Greek texts and the modern version editors have followed suite. Do these
false version editors actually think they will not be held accountable for
mutilating the word of God? The sorry thing is that the majority of
Christians look up to these people. What does the word of God say about the
word of God?

(Psa 105:8 KJV) He hath remembered his
covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand
generations.

(Isa 40:8 KJV) The grass withereth, the
flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

The word of God is forever settled in Heaven and shall stand forever. It
is not just for some temporary time period. God’s word is eternal and must
be treated as such. Maybe the Gnostics felt that if the word is not eternal,
then there will be no accountability?